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Subject: Re: alpha snapshots? (was RE: Alphserver 2100 4/233)
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David O'Brien writes:
 > 
 > Or did you mean the performance issue?  Only `xl' and `fxp' can do
 > zero-copy on coming packets (as wpaul told me yesterday).  wpaul seems to
 > prefer the `xl' cards, and I want to use the NIC he supports the best, so
 > I prefer to use `xl' when possible.

Remember also that the EtherExpress Pro is being OEMed by Compaq as
the DE600.  As such, newer firmware on newer boxes will netboot from
it.  

On the UP1000:
>>> show conf
<...>
     Bus 00  Slot 11: Intel 8255x Ethernet
                                   eia0.0.0.11.0         00-A0-C9-8A-AC-AA   

<...>
>>>show dev
dka0.0.0.10.0              DKA0               SEAGATE ST39140W  1498
dqa0.0.0.16.0              DQA0                Maxtor 9 0651U2  FA520S60
dqb0.0.1.16.0              DQB0                CD-ROM C DU4011  UY0A    
dva0.0.0.0.0               DVA0                               
eia0.0.0.11.0              EIA0              00-A0-C9-8A-AC-AA
ewa0.0.0.9.0               EWA0              00-00-F8-07-B6-45
pka0.7.0.10.0              PKA0                  SCSI Bus ID 7


If the ability to netboot is important to you & your firmware
supports it, then the Intel is probably a better choice than a 3com.

Drew




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